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Unique Protein That Helps Tardigrades Endure Deadly Radiation Could Help Us Fight Cancer

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Vampire Spiders Obsess Over Human Blood, Pouncing on Mosquitoes to Get Their Fill&nbsp;

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The Deadliest Spider in the World Ends Lives in Hours, But Its Venom May Inspire Medical Miracles

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Fossils of Extinct Coelacanths Faced a Case of Mistaken Identity for Over a Century

The thumbnail and hand of a kangaroo rat, an example of a rodent with thumbnails that uses its hands to manipulate its food.

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Rodents&#39; Oddly Humanlike Thumbnails Have Let Them Feast on Nuts Since Ancient Times

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A 518-Million-Year-Old Ancient Squid-Like Creature Had “Complex Camera Eyes”

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Spike-Toothed Worm and Other Creatures Lived in Grand Canyon 500 Million Years Ago

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Ancient Scottish Salamander is 14 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought 

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Discover How Starfish Gained Five Arms After Evolving From 500-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

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Desert Lichen Resists Intense Solar Radiation, Providing Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life

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Sea Cucumbers Could Be the Key to Stopping Cancer Growth With a Rare Sugar Compound

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不寻常的生物

帮助缓步动物承受致命辐射的独特蛋白质或可助我们抗击癌症

吸血蜘蛛痴迷于人类血液，通过扑向蚊子来饱餐一顿

世界上最致命的蜘蛛能在数小时内夺走生命，但其毒液可能带来医学奇迹

已灭绝的腔棘鱼化石在一个多世纪里面临着身份被误认的情况

啮齿动物奇特似人的指甲让它们自古以来就能享用坚果

一种 5.18 亿年前的古老鱿鱼状生物拥有“复杂的相机眼”

尖牙蠕虫和其他生物曾于 5 亿年前生活在大峡谷

古代苏格兰蝾螈比之前认为的要早1400万年

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发现海星如何从5亿年前的祖先进化后获得了五条臂

沙漠地衣抵抗强烈太阳辐射，为地外生命提供证据

海参可能是一种罕见糖化合物阻止癌症生长的关键

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